English has many pairs of words where '-th' was once added to make a noun out of the other, like 'width' and 'wide'. My favourites are the ones for which the link may not be obvious now, like: - 'mirth' and 'merry' - 'drought' and 'dry' - 'filth' and 'foul' - 'sloth' and 'slow'

Et juste comme ça, j'apprends que je suis 方向音痴

Today's Spanish WOTD is not a word but a fun fact: when Mexicans are trying to make a Spanish word into an English word, they jokingly add "-ation" to the end (like Americans add "-o" to an English word to make it sound like Spanish). Not sure if other Spanish speakers do this?

Japanese term: 金属探知機 (kinzoku tanchi ki) A device that is used to search for metal things. Metal detector. parts: 金属: metal 探知: detect 機: device #japanese #vocabulary #terms #words

Japanese word: 動向 (doukou) Meaning: a pattern that seems to indicate the direction something (is going). A trend (cultural, societal, financial, etc.) #kanji meanings: 動: move 向: direction, face #japanese #vocabulary #word #term